rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses

rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses Sec. 201. (a) Subsection (a) of section 411 is amended to read as follows: “(a) Dependency and indemnity compensation shall be paid to a surviving spouse, based on the pay grade of the persons upon whose 92 STAT. 1563death entitlement is predicated, at monthly rates set forth in the following table: “1 If the veteran served as sergeant major of the Army, senior enlisted advisor of the Navy, chief master sergeant of the Air Force, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, or master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, at the applicable time designated by section 402 of this title, the surviving spouse’s rate shall be $437. “2 If the veteran served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force or Commandant of the Marine Corps, at the applicable time designated by section 402 of this title, the surviving spouse’s rate shall be $814.”. “Pay grade: Monthly rate “Pay grade: Monthly rate E-1 $297 W-4 $426 E-2 307 O-1 376 E-3 314 O-2 388 E-4 334 O-3 416 E-5 343 O-4 439 E-6 351 O-5 484 E-7 368 O-6 544 E-8 388 O-7 590 E-9 1 406 O-8 646 W-1 376 O-9 694 W-2 391 O-10 2 760 W-3 402 (b) Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking out “$33” and inserting in lieu thereof “$35”. (c) Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking out “$83” and inserting in lieu thereof “$89”. (d) Such section is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(d) The monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation payable to a surviving spouse shall be increased by $45 if the surviving spouse is, by reason of disability, permanently housebound but does not qualify for the aid and attendance allowance under subsection (c) of this section. For the purposes of this subsection, the requirement of ‘permanently housebound’ will be considered to have been met when the surviving spouse is substantially confined to such surviving spouse’s home (ward or clinical areas, if institutionalized) or immediate premises by reason of a disability or disabilities which it is reasonably certain will remain throughout such surviving spouse's lifetime.”.